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Health Care Extensive Reporting by BLOOMBERG On Obamacare to include Near Collapse Minnesota to Raise Rates Bloomberg News - Staff - Oct 2016 Get the latest on Healthcare from CTMirror.org CTMirror.org - Staff - Oct 2016 Updates on Healthcare Provided by CTMirror CTMirror - Staff - May 2016 Administration Knew Obamacare Co ops were failing in 2012 Headline in 2015 read Obamacare Coops at Risk of Failing after Billions in Loans The Fiscal Times - TheHill - March 2016 AILING VIETNAM VETS HUNT THROUGH SHIPS LOG TO PROVE THEY SHOULD GET BENEFITS ProPublica - Staff - March 2016 LONG TERM CARE THE COST CHALLENGE THAT SCARES THE GOVERNMENT The FiscTimes - Eric Pianin - March 2016 Five Nursing Homes Fined Following Lapses in Care Health CT I Team - Staff - Sept 2015 Drug Company Tied to CT Nurse Settles Kickback Case in Oregon for 1.1 Million Dollars Lisa Chedekel - CT Health I Team - Sept 2015 High Deductible Plans Can Change Healthcare for the Better Check back often to CTNewsJunkie.com for more Healthcare News and Opinion Pieces Suzanne Bates as it - appeared in CTNewsJunkie.com - Sept 2015 Few Who Lost Medicaid Have Purchased Insurance And Much More News from CTMirror.org on HEALTHCARE CTMirror.org - Excellent Website on Healthcare - Sept 2015 FLORIDA PHARMACISTS WIN 597 MILLION DOLLAR AWARD By blowing whistle on Medicaid Scheme .... - .... - Bloomberg Exposed in 2013 Pro Publica Why Choosing the Right Surgeon Matters and More on Health ProPublica - Staff - Aug 2015 SUPREME COURT SAVES OBAMACARE Will John Roberts Anger Conservatives Again CNN - Staff - June 2015 Judge Says IRS Obamacare Rule is Arbitrary Capricious and Abuse of Discretion various news - publications - Oct 2014 Open Enrollment for Obamacare is Nov 15 2014 to Feb 15 2015 And Much More Obamacare News to include Insurers Could Cancel Healthplans that Do Not Comply with Affordable Care Act Miscellaneous News - on Healthcare - Oct 2014 Excellent Reporting by CTMirror On Healthcare Issues in Connecticut and Beyond The Federation of - Connecticut Taxpayer Org - Oct 2014 News On Healthcare Spending Includes Latest Proposal on Improving VA Access Various News - Publications - June 2014 Hidden Financial Ties Rattle Top Health Quality Group And Much More News on Healthcare from ProPublica ProPublica - Staff - 2014 MEDICARE OVERPAYS BILLIONS Medicare spent 6.7 billion dollars too much for office visits and other patient evaluations in 2010 ProPublica - Charles Ornstein - May 29, 2014 Obamacare and You By ProPublica ProPublica - Staff - 2014 Dollars for Docs by ProPublica Has Your Healthcare Professional Received Drug Company Money Reporting - 2014 - ProPublica PROPUBLICA Reporting on Healthcare Issues Leaders of Teaching Hospitals Have Close Ties to Drug Companies Staff - 2014 - ProPublica CT Teachers Concerned for Healthcare Funding Also CONNECTICUT PENSIONS PROJECT BY THE DAY OF NEW LONDON The Federation of CT - Taxpayer Organizations - 2014 The Obamacare Deadline No One is Talking About For Coverage to Take effect on Jan 1 2014 the First Months Premium Must Be Paid on Time which varies by State Pro Publica - Charles Ornstein - Dec 2013 VERMONT SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM Set to launch in 2017 The Fed of CT - Taxpayer Org - Dec 2013 Congress Experiences Obamacare Differently Get More on Health Care Issues at CTmirror The Federation of - CT Taxpayer Org - Dec 2013 ProPublica Offers Excellent Coverage of Obamacare Check site daily Federation of CT - Taxpayer Org - Dec 2013 Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law The vote was 5 to 4 with Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr joining the courts four more liberal members ADAM LIPTAK - NY Times - June 28, 2012 Federal center pays good money for suspect medicine Feds dole out millions of dollars for questionable studies on treatments ranging from energy healing to acupuncture By Trine Tsouderos - Chicago Tribune reporter - December 11, 2011 In 2010 FCTO Opposed Anthem Rate Hike And Highlighted that CT Taxpayers are paying 5 Billion Dollars for Healthcare for others The Federation of CT - Taxpayer Organizations - Ltr Relevant in 2012 Three day oral arguments in health care case set for March On March 27 Court to hear arguments on whether Congress had authority to pass individual coverage mandate Also check out Huffington Post Article Lawyersusaonline and - Huffington Post - Dec 20, 2011 Is There a War on druggists Pharmacy owner bemoans loss of customers under state prescription rule Ed Jacovino - Journal Inquirer - December 27, 2011 Anthem proposes 12.9 percent rate increase Recent legislation requires Public Hearings only be held on plans which exceed 15 percent. CTMirror.org - Arielle Levin Becker - Sept 2011 Number of people without health insurance climbs The number of people who lacked health insurance last year climbed to 49.9 million up from 49 million in 2009 the Census Bureau said Tuesday CNN - Les Christie - Sept 13, 2011 Troubled Health Care Staffing Chain Settles With Government for 150 Million Dollars To settle sweeping criminal and civil fraud allegations of submitting false bills to federal and state health programs ProPublica - Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber - Sept 2011 Fresh Evidence That Health Insurers Value Profits Over People UnitedHealth, WellPoint and Aetna earned a combined 2.51 BILLION DOLLARS from April through the end of June, more than analysts expected. On a per share basis their earnings were up more than 17 percent on average compared with the second quarter of 2010. By Wendell Potter Analyst - Center for Public Integrity, - Aug 1, 2011 Health care providers wary as super committee tackles debt. If Congress cannot pass whatever the panel comes up with, then 1.2 trillion dlrs in automatic spending cuts will go into effect which could impact Medicare. By Deirdre Shesgreen - CTMirror.org - Aug 5, 2011 Subsidy cuts boost Charter Oak Health Plan premiums More than 9,500 people enrolled in the state run Charter Oak Health Plan will see their premiums jump by at least 45 percent and possibly as much as 67 percent starting Sept. 1 as the state cuts its subsidies for the program. CTMirror.org - By Arielle Levin Becker - July 29, 2011 CADILLAC COVERAGE The High Cost of Public Employee Health Benefits Focus on the relatively low share of insurance premiums paid by government workers, when compared with their private sector counterparts. Josh Barro, Walter B. Wriston Fellow - Manhattan Institute for Policy Research - Aug 2011 Rell affordable health plan may soon be unaffordable The premium increase stems from changes made to the current biennial budget ctmirror.org - staff - July 2011 Keep Current on Healthcare Issues Follow Healthcare on Politico The Federation of - Connecticut Taxpayers - 2010 CONNECTICUT STATE TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING OVER $5 BILLION FOR HEALTHCARE IN 2009. The Connecticut State Insurance Department will rule on the Rate Increase by Anthem of 22 to 30 percent. The Federation of - Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations - Aug 2009 Obama admin makes case for health care change, citing problems in CT Average family health insurance premiums in Connecticut — which average 14,365 Dollars have increased by 98 percent since 2000. Don Michak - Journal Inquirer - June, 2009 LOOK WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IN THE HEALTHCARE DEBATE Write to us and tell us how you feel about Universal Healthcare. Federation of Connecticut - Taxpayer Organizations - 2009 OBAMA SETS UP FORMAL OFFICE FOR HEALTCARE REFORM Obama says healthcare is one of his biggest priorities in his administration. Reuters - Staff - 2009 Obama, Health Care Players Agree to Seek Overhaul From Wall Street Journal on Line Wall Street Journal - Laura Meckle - 2009 United States Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ - Federal Government - May 2006 Huge bill for public retirees hits soon Medical benefit cost could top 1 trillion dollars News Article - USA Today - May, 2006 Americas Failing Health The growing difficulty of getting health insurance Paul Krugman - New York Times - 2004 WHEN YOUR INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY Rejection of a healthcare claim can come as a rude shock. Here is what to do. Parade Magazine - Drs. Jason Theodosakis and David T. Feinberg - Nov, 2004 UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE AND COVERING THE UNINSURED What other states are doing to decrease the number of uninsured and move toward universal health care. OLR - State of Connecticut - July 28, 2004 Drug Prices Rose After Medicare Law Per AARP AARP said brand-name drug prices have climbed 3.4 percent -- or three times the rate of inflation -- since December. Susan Heavey - Reuters - June 30, 2004 Rx Drug Rebellion Gets New Support The city of Boston and the state of New Hampshire will begin buying prescription drugs from Canada CP - Combined Press - Dec 10, 2003 Medicare HMOs To Get Increase In Payments HMOs in Medicare, serving 4.6 million seniors, will receive an additional $1.3 billion in 2004 and 2005 AP - Associated Press - Dec 10, 2003 Unions Suing State and Local Taxpayers Taxpayers Pay $500 Million for State employee healthcare. Unions want more! FCTO - Associated Press - Sept 7, 2003 State Healthcare Many hard working Connecticut taxpayers have no health insurance, yet over $4 billion state tax dollars are paying for a selectively distributed State healthcare system for others. Susan Kniep - FCTO - Sept 8, 2003 Source nytimes.com National Debt Details Welcome Fellow Taxpayers We invite you to join with The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, Inc. (FCTO) and work to Reduce Your State and Local Taxes more...